Fake cybercrime analyst nabbed in Kenyan bank

A cybercrime bank analyst who allegedly forged a university degree has been charged before the Milimani law court.

Gerald Lumuchele who has worked for the Housing Finance Bank Limited for eight months was discovered after the HR manager ordered for verification of his academic qualifications.

The 26-year-old was on Thursday charged before senior principal magistrate Bernard Ochoi with forging a degree certificate from Moi University.

“Your charged that on the 13th of June this year at an unknown place you forged a Moi university Degree certificate (Computer Science) second class Honors dated 17th December 2021 purporting it to be a genuine degree certificate issued by Moi University” read the charge sheet in part.

According to the covering report, the accused applied for a job – Cyber Security Analyst that had been advertised by Housing Finance Bank Limited and was shortlisted with four others and he successfully got the job.

The Bank-Human resource department did a background check and the university confirmed via a letter that the degree in question did not originate from their institution.

Similarly, the name of the accused was not in the printout of the graduated list.

Lumuchele pleaded not guilty and has been released on a cash bail of 100,000 shillings.